Santa Clara County Biographies
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JOHN ALFRED LINQUIST,
of San Jose Township, is a native of Sweden, born December 15, 1861, his parents
being John and Margaret (Anderson) Linguist. The subject commenced attendance at
school in his native land, but at the age of seven years left home and emigrated
to America, sailing from Stockholm to New York. He went to Minnesota, and for
seven years was engaged at farm work in the vicinity of Minneapolis. He then
went back to the land of his birth, but returned to America in 1879. Landing at
New York, he took steamer from there to Aspinwall, and again at Panama for San
Francisco. He then came to Santa Clara County, which has ever since been his
home.
He was married, January 12, 1887, to Mrs. Mary Pennoyer, whose maiden
name was Fox. She was the widow of Harry Pennoyer. They have a beautiful place
of fifteen acres, of which ten acres are planted to fruit. Mr. Linguist is a
member of the Presbyterian Church. He is an intelligent, progressive man, and
although he has been all his life a worker, he has given much attention to
mental improvement and to good books. Mr. Linguist has four children by his
first marriage, namely: Harry, Annie, Libbie, and Susie.
Pen Pictures From The Garden of the World or Santa Clara County, California,
Illustrated. - Edited by H. S. Foote.- Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company,
1888.
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